Ultra High Energy Prices During Winter Storm Uri at Heart of Texas Supreme Court Case

by OCSC | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation

During a January 30 hearing, the state’s highest court heard oral arguments from lawyers for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Calpine Corp., and Luminant. The implications of the lawsuit are immense. ________________________________________________ A lawsuit...

Public Utility Commission Adopts New Emergency Pricing Rules, as Required by Texas Legislature

by OCSC | Jan 23, 2024 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature

Required under Senate Bill 3 adopted during the 87th Texas Legislature, the new “Emergency Pricing Program” rules address two interworking pricing caps in the ERCOT wholesale power market. ________________________________________________ The PUC has adopted new rules...

Transmission Proposal to Connect ERCOT to Outside Power Grids Attracts Renewed Interest

by OCSC | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, ERCOT

The “Southern Spirit Transmission” project calls for the construction of a new 400-mile transmission line across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. ________________________________________________ Aplan to link ERCOT to the eastern electric grid has drawn renewed...

ERCOT Provides Look at Battery Storage Production on the Grid with New Web Portal

by OCSC | Dec 8, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT

Dubbed the Energy Storage Resources” or “ESR” dashboard, the new online resource displays previous day and current day real-time information about discharging, charging, and net output from battery storage. ________________________________________________ An online...

Oncor Reports More Quarterly Earnings, Expects to Expand Capital Spending

by OCSC | Nov 3, 2023 | Utility News

Oncor credited the $62 million year-over-year increase to additional customer consumption due to warmer weather, transmission and base rate hikes, and interim Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (“DCRF”) adjustments. ________________________________________________...

Report: Crypto Operations Cost Texans $1.8 billion Annually in Energy Costs

by OCSC | Nov 2, 2023 | ERCOT

The consulting firm calculated that crypto mining operations currently require at least 1,787 megawatts of electricity to serve their consumption needs, which equates to 2.2 percent of ERCOT’s overall base-load. ________________________________________________ Crypto...